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A year is divided into 12 months in the modern-day Gregorian calendar. The months are either 28, 29, 30, or 31 days long. The Gregorian calendar is made up of 12 months, each between 28 and 31 days long. Each month has either 28, 30, or 31 days during a common year, which has 365 days.
A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural orbital period of the Moon; the words month and Moon are cognates.
The meaning of MONTH is a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or 1/12 of a year. How to use month in a sentence.
a period of about four weeks, especially one of the twelve periods into which a year is divided: I'll be away for a month from mid-June to mid-July. February is the shortest month. a two-month-old puppy. The project will be finished in the next few months (= quite soon).
- January. The name January has been derived from Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. January was an important month back in ancient Rome. It kick-started the agricultural season so all the farmers hoped and prayed for a good harvest.
- February. This is the shortest month of the year. The term February is derived from the Latin word 'Februum' meaning purification. This was because it was the time for purification festivals such as 'Februalia' in ancient Rome.
- March. The word March comes from Mars who was the Roman God of War. During the Roman age, March marked the start of the agricultural season and preparations were made for military campaigns.
- April. April is derived from the Latin word 'aperire' which means to open. It is an appropriate name since it is the time of spring when flowers open or bloom.
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Months of the Year. The table below shows the months of the year used in English-speaking countries and many other parts of the world. The list shows the order of the months, starting from January (month 1). The abbreviations or short forms shown are the most common, but other abbreviations are possible, for example: Ja./Fe./Ma. or J./F./M.
noun. /mʌnθ/ Idioms. [countable] any of the twelve periods of time into which the year is divided, for example May or June. The months of July and August are the hottest. May and June are the two wettest months of the year in Nebraska. during the summer/winter months. We're moving house next month. Last month I went on a school trip to Germany.
